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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2008

Basna

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Winner — 2008

DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.5%BJP 26.1%15 others 36.4%
Votes
52,145
37.5% share
Winning margin
15,907
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
79.1%
of 1,75,618

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC
INC (UPA)
52,14537.5%
2
PREMSHANKAR PATEL
BJP
NDA
36,23826.1%
3
SARINDAR SINGH MANNU
IND
24,98718.0%
4
CHANDRAMANI PRADHAN
IND
7,0055.0%
5
TRILOCHAN NAYAK
BSP
BSP
5,5014.0%
6
MILAKRAM NISHAD
IND
2,8622.1%
7
NANDLAL
IND
1,7781.3%
8
MANMOHAN DAS
IND
1,4501.0%
9
SANT KUMAR PRADHAN
IND
1,4141.0%
10
AJEET SINGH BEDI
SHS
9960.7%
11
INDAL SAHU
JCGP
9600.7%
12
NITIYANAND PRADHAN
IND
9600.7%
13
HEMANT PRADHAN
BJSH
8270.6%
14
MUNUBAI PATEL
CSP
5210.4%
15
MRITYUNJAY PATEL
AD
4870.3%
16
NITYANAND
LSWP
4060.3%
17
AWADH RAM NAYAK
CGVP
3400.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 3.9% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.5%BJP 26.1%IND 18.0%IND 5.0%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,32,754
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,790 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population27.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity82.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.5%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance76.2%

What's nearby?

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